FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

EPOC BGEM TEST CARD

MDR report key: 2601891 · Received March 26, 2010

Report

Report Number
3004959793-2010-00001
Event Type
Other
Date Received
March 26, 2010
Date of Event
March 16, 2010
Manufacturer
EPOCAL INC.
Product Code
CHL
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

TEST RESULT WAS LABELED AS CA++. ALL LABELING FOR SYSTEM STATES IONIZED CALCIUM. DEVICE IS PERFORMING AS PER SPECIFICATION AND DIRECTIONS FOR USE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON (B)(6) 2010 AT 21:00, A CALCIUM RESULT OF 5.6 MG/DL WAS REPORTED FROM THE EPOC BLOOD ANALYSIS SYSTEM. THE TREATING PHYSICIAN INTERPRETED THE RESULT AS A LOW (BELOW NORMAL RANGE) TOTAL CALCIUM MEASUREMENT. THE 100 MG OF CALCIUM GLUCONATE WAS ADMINISTERED TO THE PT VIA IV OVER 30 MINS. THE CALCIUM RESULT FROM THE EPOC BLOOD ANALYSIS SYSTEM IS AN IONIZED CALCIUM MEASUREMENT WITH A REFERENCE RANGE OF 4.1 TO 5.2 MG/DL.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 EPOC BGEM TEST CARD CHL, CEM, JFP, JPI, JGS, CGA CHL EPOCAL INC.

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 16 DA Other